Discretionary Powers: A Legal Study of Official Descretion

By D.J. Galligan

Book Overview

In modern legal systems, power is conferred upon government officials and agencies to be exercised in their discretion according to policy considerations, rather than according to precise legal standards. This legal and jurisprudential analysis of discretionary power emphasizes the
consequences of discretion in the relationship between the individual and the state.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198256523
• ISBN13: 9780198256526
• Release Date: July 1990
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.